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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Successfully led the establishment of a new Greenfield aerospace manufacturing facility in India within 1.5 years, from conceptualization to customer approvals and commercial shipments.• Administered and led global technical teams to ensure the completion of tasks aligning with the organizational strategic technology transition roadmap.• Took responsibility for sustaining and improving manufacturing performance by providing technical leadership to optimize capacity and capabilities of key processes and equipment.• Managed strategic technical execution, leading projects, and supporting daily plant needs, including Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost improvement initiatives.• Successfully managed the addition of new products to existing assembly lines and set up new assembly lines for products.• Facilitated effective communications between Program & Project Transition teams, Design Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain for seamless product development.

Nagpur Area, India

 Responsible for Rolls Royce Program for its Trent XWB and Trent 1000 aero engine assemblies . Responsible for Project specific emerging Technology development and capability establishment. Project comprises precision complex fabrication assemblies , involving special processes like Welding, Heat Treatment , Plasma flame deposition, sacrificial coating, Balancing and FPI. Responsible for complete project schedule adherence, SABRe and Special Process Audits, Supply chain strategy and establishment, Special Process establishment and in house technology development, Rolls Royce Special Process Audits and NADCAP approvals.  Client relationship management, proposals & contract management, P&L management, outsourcing, cost benefit analysis, configuration management, Resource and Risk Management. Communication with customers and suppliers on special process matters. Responsible for developing, establishing and evaluating Special Process outsourcing activities at supplier end with control on Quality. Wel known for developing and executing innovative strategies and long term road maps. Leading and Mentoring team for technical directions. Team Size : 25+

Pune Area, India

Zwevegem, Belgium

Pune Area, India

Pune Area, India

Mumbai Area, India

M.E, Process Metallurgy, University Topper

B.E, Production

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